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Alex Robinson, resident of the great city of Boston, Massachusetts, discovered a heartwarming message—presumably written by a benevolent former resident—while pulling up floorboards during a renovation of his Charlestown home.
It read:
"And America at war to fight Germany. Threshold 5/10/41 by Albert Stella this floor was laid. Go fuck yourself."
Albert Stella's screed, Boston.com notes, was penciled in cursive on a piece of wood. "Go fuck yourself," among Bostonians, serves as a traditional greeting and de facto mantra—like the Hawaiian "Aloha," or South Asian "Namaste." This instance, assuming the date is correct, serves to remind us of the deep history from which Boston's treasured local customs spring.
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